RIP Richard Burdick / Умер Дик Бурдик

With a heavy heart, we inform you that our great friend Dick Burdick died on February 25, 2018.

Richard L. “Dick” Burdick passed away peacefully at home with his family after a brief illness at the age of 88.
He came to Scouting (Boy Scouts of America) in 1941, when he joined Troop 29 in Webb City, Missouri. He made a significant contribution to the Scout Movement, holding a variety of positions. He served as International Commissioner for twelve years, as an officer on the National Board, and later as Chairman of the National Court of Honor. He is the recipient of such awards of Boy Scouts of America as “Silver Beaver”, “Silver Antelope” and “Silver Buffalo Awards, along with the highest award of the World Organization of Scout Movement – “Bronze Wolf” (2004).

Richard Burdick had a very full business career and was also very active in his community. He was a member of the Rotary Club.

Richard L. “Dick” Burdick was more than a good friend for the Eurasia Scout Region. He repeatedly visited our region to support the National Scout Organizations of Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine. With his personal support of the fund he created, the Scout Center in Batumi was renovated. He approved a grant for the production of 1000 copies of the scout uniform for the National Scout Association of Moldova. His Fund supported the implementation of the unique regional project "Excelscout" for several years. Moreover, a significant number of publications in Russian were supported by the Dick Burdick Fund. And, of course, he personally actively participated in supporting the first four Eurasia Scout Conferences.

And, we especially note with deep appreciation his enormous contribution to the development of the Scout Centre “Krasnokamenka”.

We all deeply mourn with the family of Dick Burdick and pray for his soul.

It's inspiring to see how a person can start as a young Scout then mature into an adult who makes a huge difference. That he received the highest awards from the BSA and WOSM is a testament to his impact. I hope I can make a difference like he did. Eurasia is an area of interest since I'm studying Russian.

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